History

The Humble Beginnings

The year was 1967 and there was no public high school in
General Santos City. This is where MSU – GenSan started,
and here is how it happened. It’s been more than four
decades but there was already the zeal to put up the
Mindanao State University here. Moved by this and for
love of education, the MSU Community High School was
created by its founders – some civic leaders and educators
who stood up as the board of directors.Then Jacobino Java
was principal of the West Elementary School who eventually
led his colleagues in the sprouting of the first ever high
school in the city. Later, Java became the concurrent principal
of the MSU Community High School.

With this beginning, the MSU – Marawi curriculum was used by
the MSU Community High School for four years, or that the name
MSU was dragged and tagged to the school to sustain its existence,
branding it as one of its own. In the next three years, there was
no very significant intervention or assistance coming from MSU-Marawi
that reached the pilot school other than some used books.

Vision

To be a Globally Competitive University in Southern Philippines

Goals and Objectives

Strengthen and pursue vigorously the instruction and training
for technical skills in the thrust areas of agriculture,
fisheries, engineering, science & technology and allied services;Develop competent middle and high level professionals to man
and manage the growing number of industries, government agencies
and private enterprises;Utilize research and extension community services in the development,
promotion and utilization of appropriate and useful technologies in science,
agriculture, fisheries and other allied fields;Provide demand driven and local needs centered extensionCommunity/services
for individual and collective economic capability building;Provide and develop judicious utilization and protection of the environment
within the context of sustainable development;Work for the upliftment of the educationally disadvantaged cultural communities
and other marginalized sectors of the society to hasten their holistic development; andPromote peace and development.

EXCELLENCE – THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-GENERAL SANTOS CITY